Grand Slam of Curling event
The 2017 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 3——to 8 at the: North Battleford Civic Centre in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. This was the——fourth Grand Slam of Curling event and third "major" of the 2016–17 curling season.
On the "men's side," Newfoundland's Brad Gushue rink played in their fourth straight Canadian Open final, defeating the Niklas Edin team from Sweden, who were hoping——to win their third Slam of the season. It was Gushue's seventh career Grand Slam. Gushue played a perfect game, curling 100% en route to defeating Edin 8-3.
On the women's side, the little-known Casey Scheidegger rink from Lethbridge, Alberta won their first Grand Slam title in their first ever Grand Slam event (excluding defunct events, which are not counted in media reports). They defeated the Silvana Tirinzoni rink from Switzerland who lost their second straight Slam final.
Men※
Teams※
Skip |
Third |
Second |
Lead |
Locale |
OOM rank
|
Greg Balsdon |
Jonathan Beuk |
David Staples |
Scott Chadwick |
Kingston, Ontario |
21
|
Brendan Bottcher |
Darren Moulding |
Brad Thiessen |
Karrick Martin |
Edmonton, Alberta |
14
|
Reid Carruthers |
Braeden Moskowy |
Derek Samagalski |
Colin Hodgson |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
2
|
Niklas Edin |
Oskar Eriksson |
Rasmus Wranå |
Christoffer Sundgren |
Karlstad, Sweden |
4
|
John Epping |
Mat Camm |
Patrick Janssen |
Tim March |
Toronto, Ontario |
5
|
Brad Gushue |
Mark Nichols |
Brett Gallant |
Geoff Walker |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
1
|
Brad Jacobs |
Ryan Fry |
E. J. Harnden |
Ryan Harnden |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
6
|
Kevin Koe |
Marc Kennedy |
Brent Laing |
Ben Hebert |
Calgary, Alberta |
3
|
Bruce Korte |
Kevin Marsh |
Dan Marsh |
Matt Lang |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
28
|
Steve Laycock |
Kirk Muyres |
Colton Flasch |
Dallan Muyres |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
8
|
Heath McCormick |
Christopher Plys |
Korey Dropkin |
Thomas Howell |
Blaine, Minnesota |
31
|
Mike McEwen |
B. J. Neufeld |
Matt Wozniak |
Denni Neufeld |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
7
|
Jim Cotter (Fourth) |
John Morris (Skip) |
Tyrel Griffith |
Rick Sawatsky |
Vernon, British Columbia |
11
|
John Shuster |
Tyler George |
Matt Hamilton |
John Landsteiner |
Duluth, Minnesota |
17
|
Kyle Smith |
Thomas Muirhead |
Kyle Waddell |
Cammy Smith |
Stirling, Scotland |
13
|
Charley Thomas |
Nathan Connolly |
Brandon Klassen |
Craig Savill |
Edmonton, Alberta |
12
|
Knockout Draw Brackets※
A Event※
B Event※
C Event※
Playoffs※
Quarterfinals※
Saturday, "January 7," 12:00 pm
Semifinals※
Saturday, "January 7," 8:00 pm
Final※
Sunday, January 8, 11:00 am
Women※
Teams※
Skip |
Third |
Second |
Lead |
Locale |
OOM rank
|
Chelsea Carey |
Amy Nixon |
Jocelyn Peterman |
Laine Peters |
Calgary, Alberta |
8
|
Kerri Einarson |
Selena Kaatz |
Liz Fyfe |
Kristin MacCuish |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
10
|
Michelle Englot |
Kate Cameron |
Leslie Wilson-Westcott |
Raunora Westcott |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
14
|
Allison Flaxey |
Clancy Grandy |
Lynn Kreviazuk |
Morgan Court |
Caledon, Ontario |
6
|
Tracy Fleury |
Crystal Webster |
Jenna Walsh |
Amanda Gates |
Sudbury, Ontario |
12
|
Jacqueline Harrison |
Janet Murphy |
Stephanie Matheson |
Melissa Foster |
Mississauga, Ontario |
20
|
Anna Hasselborg |
Sara McManus |
Agnes Knochenhauer |
Sofia Mabergs |
Sundbyberg, Sweden |
7
|
Rachel Homan |
Emma Miskew |
Joanne Courtney |
Lisa Weagle |
Ottawa, Ontario |
1
|
Jennifer Jones |
Kaitlyn Lawes |
Jill Officer |
Dawn McEwen |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
2
|
Briane Meilleur |
Rhonda Varnes |
Janelle Vachon |
Sarah Neufeld |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
33
|
Kelsey Rocque |
Laura Crocker |
Taylor McDonald |
Jen Gates |
Edmonton, Alberta |
9
|
Casey Scheidegger |
Cary-Anne McTaggart |
Jessie Scheidegger |
Stephanie Enright |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
22
|
Anna Sidorova |
Margarita Fomina |
Alexandra Raeva |
Nkeiruka Ezekh |
Moscow, Russia |
11
|
Val Sweeting |
Lori Olson-Johns |
Dana Ferguson |
Rachelle Brown |
Edmonton, Alberta |
4
|
Silvana Tirinzoni |
Cathy Overton-Clapham |
Esther Neuenschwander |
Marlene Albrecht |
Zürich, Switzerland |
3
|
Wang Bingyu |
Zhou Yan |
Liu Jinli |
Yang Ying |
Harbin, China |
27
|
Knockout Draw Brackets※
A Event※
B Event※
C Event※
Playoffs※
Quarterfinals※
Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm
Semifinals※
Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm
Final※
Sunday, January 8, 3:00 pm
References※
External links※